The Acer Timeline 1810T was spotted in August, but there wasn’t an official launch date. Well now there is an official date and it is October 22nd. The 1810T 11.6″ netbook will have the Windows 7 operating system, full size keyboard, 8 hour battery life, multi-touch touchpad, and the dual-core Intel CULV processor. The netbook will also have several color options, built-in webcam and mic, Bluetooth, 902.11b/g Draft-N WiFi. The price will be $549.99.
Google Android is spreading at a viral pace on mobile phones and now its hitting a new market, netbooks. Acer has been able to port the operating system in a new netbook that they have put together called the AOD250-1613. The AOD250-1613 has a dual boot Windows XP/Android operating system and 10.1″ screen. The cost of the netbook is $349.99. Other features include a 1.66GHz Intel N280 processor, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, 6-cell battery and a 9 hour runtime charge. Not bad for basic computing needs.
Earlier this week at the IFA conference, Acer launched a new netbook called the Aspire Revo 3600. Atom has laced the laptop with a dual-core Intel Atom 330 processor with NVIDIA Ion graphics. The computer also has 4GB of DDR2 RAM, HDMI port, and VESA mount compatibility. No word yet on price or release date.
Taiwanese computer company Acer Inc. is best known for designing top-of-the-line netbooks. One of the newest netbooks Acer has launched is the Aspire Timeline 1810T. The Aspire Timeline 1810T has been spotted in the wild by ITC.ua and PCHome.net. The Aspire Timeline 1810T is a consumer ultra-low voltage ultraportable device. The 1810T looks very similar to the Aspire One 751.
The 1810T has a large keyboard and a small chassis that ranges from 22mm to 30mm thick. The trackpad is a uses gloss in different colors-blue and red, depending on what color the whole device is.
The 1810T is expected to arrive in Europe somtime in mid-August at a price of €499 ($717). Specs include the Intel 1.4GHz ULV SU3500 processor, GMA, 6 cell battery with 8 hour runtime, and 4500MHD graphics.
According to the DigiTimes, Acer is working on a new notebook that will be 15.6″ and will be in 3D. The notebook is being made in collaboration with Wistron and will most likely start shipping in October 2009 according to Acer VP of mobile computing Campbell Kan.
The 3D notebook will be able to convert 2D movies into 3D and will also have direct support for 3D movies. Stereoscopic glasses will be needed of course and there are several technical details that need to be ironed out.
Windows 7 will be on this notebook so the announcement of Microsoft’s new operating system will be made before this notebook is released.
Amit Chowdhry | June 5, 2009 | 557 views | Comments Categorized under Acer, Acer F1
Acer has brought their F1 prototype mobile phone to the Computex conference. At the conference, the specifications were revealed and they are as follows:
- Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon processor
- 3.8 WVGA touchscreen
- 5 megapixel autofocus camera with flash
- 3.5mm headphone
- Front facing camera for video calling
- GPS
- WiFi
- 7.2Mbps HSDPA
- Windows Mobile 6.5
Netbook manufacturing company Acer has unveiled a new model called the Aspire One 571. The 571 has specs that include a 1.66GHz Atom N280 processor, 1280×720 resolution, 10.1″ screen, and a Quartics Q1721 Multimedia Processor. On top of all those specs, there is a Vmedia miniature optical drive that rests near the keyboard and touchpad. And who can resist that metallic blue color? When there is price and availability information available, it’ll be posted on Pulse2.com.
Bobby Waltkins stated that the Z5600 all-in-one PC will be arriving October 23, 2009 with Windows 7 loaded. In the past, Microsoft was hinting that Windows 7 won’t be arriving until the end of January 2010. Acer even stepped up the offering by stating that any Vista units purchased 30 days prior to the October 23 release of the computer will be eligible for a free upgradeto Windows 7. Its your move on the release statements, Mr. Ballmer.
Lora and Clay Wolph of Ohio bought an Acer notebook from Wal-Mart in April 2008. The notebook had 1GB of memory and claimed that this was enough memory to run Microsoft’s Windows Vista and still be fast enough to use. The Wolphs filed the lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco.
In the lawsuit, the couple claimed that the Aspire notebook “would not run properly” since they bought it. It would constantly freeze or crash when they tried to run the Vista Home Premium operating system. The Wolphs bought the Aspire 4520-5458 notebook for $586 and it included the 1GB of RAM, an Nvidia GeForce 610M graphics chip set.
To make the computer usable, the Wolphs had to spend another $157 to upgrade the RAM to 2GB. Acer technical support dismissed their problems earlier. Since the 1GB RAM was shared with the graphic chip set, that left less than 800MB of RAM to run Vista which is insufficient.
This was the first time I’ve heard of someone suing over slow Windows Vista performance. Earlier this month I wrote about how Damone Dickerson was suing Microsoft competitor Apple Inc. for slow 3G speeds on the iPhone.
Anyone that owns an 8.9″ Acer Aspire one netbook should beware of blasting their music at full volume using the built-in speakers. On the HardwareCult forum, it was found that anyone using this type of netbook and a standard hard drive could be vulnerable to finding their hard drive having errors and data loss. The vibration from the right speaker and magnetic interference is the cause of the flaw.
On the forum, someone posted that they discovered this problem while playing Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me at maximum volume by U2. That instantly gives U2 credit that their music is so intense that it can kill netbooks.
Acer is in the process of launching a new kind of netbook. This is quite a bit different from previous models as it has a longer battery life. This netbook has a slimline casing, an 11.6″ 16:9 display, and a 1366×768 resolution. The netbook has an Intel Atom z530 processor and a Poulsbo chipset. The graphics are GMA500.
Other features include ethernet and a VGA port. The Aspire One netbook has about an 8 hour advanced battery runtime. The standard battery itself hits about 4 hours. This is believed to be the netbook that recently passed through an FCC test.
At the CeBIT conference today, Acer has unravelled a new notebook. The Acer Aspire 8930G is the first notebook that uses the Intel Core 2 Quad Mobile processor. The 8930G has an 18.4″ 1920×1080 Full HD 220-nit display and optional DVB-T digital tuner. The notebook can be upgraded to 4GB of DDR3 memory.
The 8930G’s graphics are powered by NVIDIA. The highest spec for this notebook comes with an NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT with 512MB dedicated GDDR3 VRAM. Ports for the notebook include HDMI, eSATA, S/PDIF, 4 USB 2.0s, 6-in-1 card reader, VGA, and gigabit ethernet. WiFi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, and webcam is built in.
In this notebook, there is a Blu-Ray burner, 5 speakers, and subwoofer. No word yet on availability or pricing, but it will definitely be more than a pretty penny.
When the Nintendo Wii entered the video game console market, it proceeded to dominate. The console was sold out in stores and eBay sellers that happened to get their hands on it early sold it at inflated prices. Since Acer already has hardware figured out, perhaps they are thinking it may be a good idea to take on the Wii head-on. At least that is a rumor going around on Donanimhaber.com.
The Acer console is believed to be code-named “Hornet.” It appears to be an HDMI-supported PC with a remote that is similar to the Wiimote. According to a translator, it appears that the Hornet would cost a couple hundred dollars, have full HD video, contain dual-core Atom processors, and use the Nvidia GeForce 9400. Maybe it may work with some PC games that already exist.
Should Nintendo be worried? Highly unlikely, but they should keep their eyes peeled.
At Mobile World Congress, an Engadget Spanish editor asked an Acer representative about plans to launch devices powered by Android. The Acer rep pulled out a notepad that shows their product roadmap. At the bottom of the product roadmap, it was written “Android secret models” as shown in the picture above. Earlier today I wrote about how Acer is getting into the smartphone market with their Tempo line.
Given Acer’s core competency at creating netbooks at a discounted price, perhaps we’ll starting seeing some of them powered by Android a few years from now. That is assuming that their future Google-powered phones do well.
Acer, the Taiwanese netbook manufacturing company has decided to step into the smartphone market. They announced this at Mobile World Congress and unveiled about 8 new handsets. “The smartphone market is a natural direction of our long-term mobile strategy,” stated Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci.
The first four handsets will be available in March or APril. The first Acer models will be the DX900, X960, M900 and F900. These phones will be part of Acer’s Tempo line of phones and will feature touch-screen capabilities. Last year, Acer acquired E-Ten, a phone manufacturing company.
